Summary: A timely message about giving thanks. Great for thanksgiving time or anytime. Powerful.

Psalms 100:1-5 A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! (2) Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. (3) Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; [89] We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. (4) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. (5) For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

Thanksgiving message by Scottie Smith during our district Thanksgiving service on November 26, 2013. Used by Permission

Introduction

I believe the psalmist was under a great anointing .

- If we look deep into these few verses of Scripture, they are power packed.

- These are really commands to us.

- If you look in these Scriptures, we are given some action words to perform .

- There are 7 that jump off the page, which have action, which require that we do

something.

- The number 7 is God's number of perfection .

So let us begin . . .

#1 he said MAKE - make a joyful noise.

- Make means to do something - to get up - to stir about - do something to bring joy

and make a joyful noise.

- It means to construct- take your hands and do something.

- Take your lips and do something.

- Take your heart and do something.

- Take your mind and do something.

It means to cause to come into existence.

- If we get down to the actual Hebrew meaning here, it means Ruach.

- The word ruach means a shout of triumph.

- The palmist said for us to go in and construct noise that's a shout of triumph in your

life.

- Cause something to happen!

Do it whether you feel like it or not.

- Ruach means a war cry!

- Instead of settling down in defeat where the enemy's attacking, get up with a war cry.

- Let the devil know your still there and this is not being taken lightly.